Antidote to Burnout

Again: It takes a village....

Last June, I posted that the "village" consisting of all of the people living on our hẻm (lane) nurtured the teenagers on the streets so that there was very little of the teen-age gang crime prevalent in American cities. The... Read more →

The social dinner....

Whenever I have dinner with a Vietnamese group, I always think of the very articulate words of Mark in the now inactive blog Six Months in Hanoi. Mark wrote eloquently about social groups here and here in Viet Nam, and... Read more →

An outing with a large Vietnamese family....

It is a real treat to be invited to attend a large Vietnamese family function. In this case, we also were able to experience a pure Vietnamese resort, which is quite a bit different from the resorts westerners expect. I... Read more →

They still build wood boats in Viet Nam

Quy Nhơn is a natural harbor and beach along the south-central coast of Việt Nam in Bình Định Province. It is home to many fishing boats. In addition to harvesting shellfish, these boats catch fish common in the Vietnamese diet,... Read more →

Business relationships

Our real estate development work has seriously impacted our time to write blog postings over the past couple of weeks. When our U.S. business partners are in Viet Nam as they have been these days, there is a whirlwind of... Read more →